BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)<br /> Pic: CarterJonas/BNPS<br /> <br /> ***Please Use Full Byline***<br /> <br /> The stage in the theatre at the Little Easton Manor.<br /> <br /> One of Britain's most historic country houses which boasts a theatre that has played host to Charlie Chaplin and H.G. Wells has gone on the market with a &pound;5 million price tag.<br /> <br /> In the early 1900s the sprawling estate's tithe barn was transformed into a theatre in which the great and the good of the acting world flocked to perform.<br /> <br /> Edwardian actress Ellen Terry gave poetry readings there while War of the Worlds author H.G. Wells, who lived with his family in a house on the estate, also frequented the theatre.<br /> <br /> Other regular performers included Charlie Chaplin, Gracie Fields and George Formby.<br /> <br /> In more recent years it has welcomed famous faces such as Rowan Atkinson, Bill Cotton, Tim Rice, Esther Rantzen and even the cast of Eastenders.<br /> <br /> The 17th century Grade II listed manor is on the market with Carter Jonas estate agents for &pound;5 million.
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